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Prof. Dr. Isam ZABALAWI

Prof. Dr. Isam ZABALAWI is the President of the Australian University (AU). With a PhD in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Leeds University, he is specialized in analog and digital signal processing and communication techniques. His interests include the communication industry, information technology, technology transfer and higher education development and reform. Professor Zabalawi is a well-published research scholar and prior to joining AU in 2017, held senior positions including President of The Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Jordan, Chancellor of the University of Sharjah (UAE), Chairman of the Higher Education Accreditation Council of Jordan, founding minister for establishing the German-Jordanian University and founding President of the International University for Science and Technology (IUST) in Syria 2005-2007. He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and awarded the Engineering Executive credentials. Additionally, he is a fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) - United Kingdom and he is a fellow with the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI). He served as a Higher Education Reform Expert (HERE’s) with the European Commission and Erasmus+ (Tempus) Office, Jordan.

Prof. Dr. Lutfihak ALPKAN

Prof. Dr. Lutfihak ALPKAN graduated from the International Relations Department of Marmara University in 1993. He received his Master's degrees from both the Political Science and International Relations Program of Boğaziçi University in 1996 and the General Business Administration Program of Gebze Institute of Technology in 1997. He completed his PhD in the General Business Administration at Gebze Institute of Technology in 2000.

Alpkan continued his teaching, research, publication and refereeing activities on such topics as Strategic Management, Organisational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Innovation Management, etc. He has made publications in various scientific journals including IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, International Journal of Production Economics, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Journal of Global Strategic Management, Kybernetes, Management Decision, Sage Open, etc.

As a professor of Management and Organization since 2009, he has undertaken various administrative tasks at both universities and public institutions such as Director of the Social Sciences Institute of Gebze Institute of Technology; Founder and Director of the Center for Social Innovation, and Vice Rector at Istanbul Technical University; Chairman of the International Strategic Management Conference, Vice President of the International Strategic Management and Managers Association, member of the Social Policy Council of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye; and various top positions in Ministry of Interior, and Ministry of Labor and Social Security. He is married with two children and speaks Turkish, English and French.